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Issue No. 301

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21 May 2013

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Praying to Lord Nrsimhadeva

Highlights

His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Unfit for Hearing Bhagavad-gt

Various Commentaries on Bhagavad-gt 18.67

Please Help Me

Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja

My Final Will

Srila Jiva Goswami

Praying to Lord Nrsimhadeva

His Divine Grace A. C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
When Prahlad Maharaja saw Lord Nrsimhadeva he
was not at all afraid of the fierce features of the Lord.
The big jaws and nails of Lord Nrsimhadeva, the fiery
tongue of the Lord, and the gigantic lions head did
not create any fear for Prahlad Maharaja. He said, My
dear Lord! I am not afraid of your fierce features, but
I am afraid of the repeated cycle of birth and death in
material existence. That instruction is very valuable. In
our material existence we are always in a dangerous and
fearful condition, but by the spell of my we do not take
it very seriously. (Letter to Jadurani. 13 January 1968.)
After killing the demon Hiranyakashipu, Lord
Nrsimhadeva was pacified by Prahlad Maharaja, who
offered prayers in hymns that are very instructive. I shall
be preparing these for you in my rmad Bhgavatam. I
will simply cite one nice verse: Oh benevolent Lord!
Friend of the fallen! Oh tender-hearted one! Bound
by my own karma, I have been thrown into the midst
of these demons who are destroying everything of
your devotees! I am therefore extremely averse to the
unbearable and terrible miseries of this cycle of birth
and death in this world devoid of service and devotion to
you. Oh Lord! When will you be pleased with me and call
me to the shelter of your lotus feet, which are soothing
like the cooling beams of ten million autumnal moons?
(Letter to Uddhava. 16 February 1968.)
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His Divine Grace

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Unfit for hearing Bhagavad-Gita

Various Commentaries on Bhagavad-gt 18.67
ida te ntapaskya nbhaktya kadcana
na curave vcya na ca m yo bhyasyati

This confidential knowledge may never be explained

to those who are not austere, or devoted, or engaged
in devotional service, nor to one who is envious of me.
Srila Sridhar Swami:
eva gtrtha-tattvam upadiya tat-sampradya-pravartane
niyamam ha idam iti. ida gtrtha-tattva te tvay atapaskya
dharmnuhna-hnya na vcyam. na ca abhaktya gurv

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From the book, Voyage aux Indes orientales et la Chine by Pierre Sonnerat - 1782

who has not controlled his senses. The ruti says, The
concentration of mind and senses is the ultimate
austerity (tapa). Furthermore, even if someone has
controlled his senses, still this knowledge should not
be spoken to him if he is a non-devotee (abhakta).
And even if someone has attained the three qualities
of sense control, devotion, and following scriptural
regulations, this literature should never be spoken
to him if he is envious (abhyasya) of me by imposing
my qualities on the attributeless brahman.
Translators Note: Srila Baladeva Vidyabhushan
repeats almost the same points, except that he interprets the word aurave to mean One devoid of
the desire to listen. He also quotes a reference from
the Vedanta-stra (4.50) which says anavikurvann
anvayt True knowledge is not attained by those
not in the disciplic succession.
Translated by Hari Parshad Das from the Sanskrit text available
at Gaudiya Grantha Mandira (http://www.granthamandira.com)

Lord Nrsimhadev

vare ca bhakti-nyya kadcid api na vcya na curave

paricarym akurvate vcyam. m paramevara yo bhyasyati
manuya-dy doropea nindati tasmai na ca vcyam.

Translation: Thus having spoken the absolute

truth named Bhagavad-gt, in this verse the Lord
now speaks of the rule regarding its propagation
in the various sampradyas. The Lord says, This
confidential truth about Bhagavad-gt should not be
spoken by you to a person who is devoid of religiosity
and scriptural rites (atapaska). Nor should it ever be
spoken to a person who is devoid of devotion to guru
or the Lord (abhakta). Nor to a person who does not
worship me (aurava); and neither to those who
envy me (abhyasya), the Supreme Lord, for they see
me as an ordinary human and criticize me.
Srila Vishwanath Chakravarti Thakur:
eva gt-stram upadiya sampradya-pravartane
niyamam ha idam iti. atapaskya asayatendriyya
mana cendriy ca aikgrya parama tapa iti
smte. sayatendriye saty api abhaktya na vcyam.
sayatendriyatvdi-dharma-traya-vattve pi yo mm
abhyasyati mayi nirupdhi-pra-brahmai my-svaryadoam ropayati tasmai sarvathaiva na vcyam.

Translation: Thus having spoken the literature

named Bhagavad-gt, the Lord now speaks of the rule
regarding its propagation in the various sampradyas
in this verse. The word atapaskya refers to a person

Please Help Me
Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja
For these last two days you have arranged this
guru-pj and spent much valuable time. As a friend
I must tell you that I have many frailties, weaknesses,
and disqualifications in me. I am telling you the truth.
We have all come here being attracted to the lotus
feet of guru-pda-padma, our revered spiritual master
Sri Srimad A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
and the previous cryas. Those gurus are very rich
people. They are not materially rich, but their wealth

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is prema-dhana love of God. We have come here with

the greed how to get that wealth, that prema-dhana.
That is our purpose in coming here.
For the last two days you have all offered raddhjali,
homages, unto me. Although I am a most fallen and
wretched worm in stool, you have glorified me.
Indirectly, by your glorification, you have given me
a hint of how I can possess all those good qualities.
Therefore, bowing my head with folded hands, I offer
prayers to you one and all. Today we have gotten an
opportunity to make our offerings from the core of our
hearts to the lotus feet of such crya-guru-vargas. But
how can I offer such pj? I am not guru, I am aguru,
laghu. In Sanskrit, laghu, light, is the opposite of guru,
heavy. For one who is laghu, how will he be able to
see guru? By some of the very small and insignificant
portion of mercy that I have gotten from my guru
mahrja, I am trying my best to render service to
his lotus feet. On this day I request you, one and all,
please help me in this effort. I request your heartfelt
love, help, and cooperation. I consider this my asset.
Otherwise I cannot render such service.
Many people have doubt in guru-pda-padma. If you
have doubts then you cannot make advancement. In
the Bhagavad-gt, Krishna says saaytm vinayati
[Bg 4.40] A doubtful person perishes. Criticism
and doubt are not bhakti. In bhakti there is only sevya
and sevaka the relationship of servant and master.
One who is real guru never says, I am guru. He sees
everyone according to jvera svarpa haya kera nityadsa he sees their svarpa, he sees that all are servants
of Krishna. The guru has such a vision. His vision is
not material vision, therefore he is guru. Through him
we get bhagavn, Krishna. Guru says, td api suncena
I am lower than the straw in the street. He is so
humble. He has no pride in being a guru. But if someone
says, Dont you know who I am? I am a great guru!
Great crya! This is dambha, pride. It is a demoniac
characteristic, not a divine characteristic. It is not a
characteristic of a vaiava-sdhu-guru. A real guru has
humility. If one thinks, I am guru. Then he is not guru.
He is goru, a quadruped, a cow or a bull.
I have no qualification to become guru. I have no
desire to become guru. That was not the purpose for
which I left my home. My guru said, Accept disciples.
Give them training. Otherwise how can you do this
project? You should have your own men, otherwise
how can you manage it? He told me again and again.

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He also wrote me a letter, Under your leadership this

project will be done. At that time, I said, My dear
Srila Prabhupada, I dont want to be the head. I want
to be the tail. But he said, I want! That means that
my gurudeva wants that I become guru and accept
disciples. To accept disciples means to welcome a great
danger. You should understand that Im in a very,
very dangerous situation. I cannot eat. I cannot sleep
at night. You will never find a more distressed person
than me; you wont find a person who is in a more
dangerous situation than I am. So with folded hands
I request you, please protect me. This is my request
at your feet today. This is the desire of my guru that I
remain in such a dangerous situation. By this he will
be happy and pleased. Therefore for his pleasure I have
accepted this dangerous situation to become guru and
accept disciples. I think my guru has sent all of you to
me just to give me protection, not to put me in a more
dangerous situation. Therefore my request to you is to
please protect me. To accept disciples means to keep
up the missionary activities that guru has started. We
are gohy-nands, preachers. So we have to keep up
the missionary activities that our guru has started. Not
that we just occupy the sana, seat, of guru.
Chapter 6. r-Guru-vandan The Worship of Sri Guru. Gopal Jiu
Publications. 2010.

My Final Will
Srila Jiva Goswami
savat 1663 vare mrgara-msi ka-dvityy
sughta-nma-dheya-r-r-rpa-santankhya-mahmahima-caraa-kamalnucarasya r-r-vndvana-sthasya
jva-nmna sakalpa-patryam.

Courtesy of Vrindavan Research Institute

Sri Krishna-kathamrita Bindu

Srila Jiva Goswami's Original Handwritten Last Will

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may ya kacid vypra kto yam asti, sa sarvo pi
mayrdhyamnayo rmat-pratim-rpevirbhvitayor
anayo r-r-rdh-kayo sev-saukryrtham eva. s
ca sev prathamata eva sdhu-caritya paramrtha-mtraparyaya r-vilsa-dsya samarpitsti. tasmd akhilni
tadya-sevaupayikatay saghtni. mad-anantara rvilsa-dsasyaiva jeyni.

16 November 1606: The following is the final will

of the Vrindavan resident by the name of Jiva the
constant follower of the lotus feet of the greatly
renowned Sri Rupa and Sri Sanatan, whose names
are worthy of being chanted:
Whatever activities have been performed by me
have all been performed for the facilitation of the
service of my worshipable Lordships Sri Sri Radha
Krishna, who are present in their deity forms. Firstly, I
give this service to the saintly-natured soul exclusively
dedicated to the service of the absolute Sri Vilas
Das. Whatever paraphernalia has been collected for
Sri Sri Radha Krishnas worship should be known as
belonging to Sri Vilas Das after my departure.
kintu madya-deha-ne yady asau vairgyd v
smrthybhvd v svdhikra-nivttim icchet, yadi ca
parama-sac-caritra r-bhratcrya-tanja rmn
ka-dsa-nm brhmaa smpratavad anayo r-rrdh-kayo sevy api tadnm api tihet, tad tena
r-vilsa-dsena svayam asmai sev-sevopakarani sevyar-r-rdh-ka-sahitni sthnni pustaka-paryantni
sarvi madyni sakalpa-prvaka dtavyni. atra kasypy

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anyasydhikro nsti. madya sarva may samarpita cet
kasya vnyasydhikra syt? ya kacid atra virodh syt, sa
eva khalu r-r-rdh-ka-sev-droh syt, sarvair vaiavai
rjabhi ca daya syt.

However, if on the destruction of my body he [Sri

Vilas Das] due to renunciation or incapability, wishes
to be relieved of this service, and if the supremely
saintly son of Sri Bharatacharya, the brahmin
named Sriman Krishna Das, desires to be situated
in the service of Sri Sri Radha Krishna at that time,
then Sri Vilas Das should himself hand over all my
paraphernalia of worship along with the worshipable
deities and everything else including books through
another will. In this there is no other person who can
claim any rights. Everything that belongs to me is
being offered by me so how can anyone else have a say
in this matter? If anyone opposes this then certainly
he is a heretic and punishable by all the vaiava kings.
rmata kadsa-viprasynyath-bhve tu r-vilsa-dsena
svecchay kasmaicid anyasmai yogyya sarva samarpayam.
yadi ca mayi jvaty eva r-vilsa-dsasynyath-bhva syt, tad
vicrya samdheya mayaiva sarvam.
atra tu madya-sva-hasta-lekho yam eva ski-sahasram. yato yo
jas tam ima lekha drakyati, sa sa eva sk syt. yadi tad ida
samprati lokeu na spakta tat khalu sampraet kacit kacid
atra mtsarya kariyatti vicryam, kintu yadi mama marae
svadhnat syt, tad tad ida lokeu spaam eva jpayiymti.
tad ida gaukarepi likhyate. tad etad eva pramam iti.
atha ye kecin mad-iatam bhavanti, te sarve py atra shyya
kariyantti prrthyate ca. kalyam astu kalyam astu.

If the brahmin Sri Krishna Das also is incapable of performing this service, then Sri Vilas Das should willingly
surrender everything to another fully eligible person.
If Sri Vilas Das wishes to retire from this service in my
mortal presence, then all decisions will rest on me solely.
That this is my handwriting is a fact that can be
testified by thousands. Moreover, those who saw me
writing this will are also witnesses to the same. If it
is not clear that certain handwriting is mine, then it
should be considered if someone has enviously written something fake. However, if caution is exercised
after my death, then this letter will be clear enough to
convey my will. I am also writing the same in Bengali
alphabet. That too should be considered as evidence.
And I pray to all those who are my well-wishers that
they may kindly help me in this matter. Auspiciousness to everyone! Auspiciousness to everyone!
Translated by Hari Parshad Das, from the Sanskrit text available at
Gaudiya Grantha Mandira (http://www.granthamandira.com)